Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 3identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk has 190 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB (250 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 5400.3 SATA 60GB, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:60 GB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:5400 RPM
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:2.5"
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:3.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:8 MB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:16 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:11 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:8.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:13 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:9.5 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:1.5 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:0.8 ms
  • Average latency
    • 5400.3 SATA 60GB:5.6 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:4.16 ms

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Comparison of 5400.3 SATA 60GB, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk
45 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers13 ms9.5 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers1.5 ms0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers350 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers96 g362 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one3 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1287 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source105 MB/s

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